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COBRE Grant Writing Workshop
Writing Successful NIH Mentored Career Development Awards (K and F Series), Mentorship Plan and Role of a Mentor
Lynn Snyder-Mackler
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Predoctoral Individual NRSA (F31)Predoctoral Individual MD/PhD NRSA
(F30)
Postdoctoral Institutional Training Grant (T32)Postdoctoral Individual NRSA (F32)
Small Grant (R03)
Research Project Grant (R01)
Independent Scientist Award (K02)
Senior Scientist Award (K05)
Stage of ResearchTraining / Career Awards
GRADUATE/MEDICALSTUDENT
POSTDOCTORAL
EARLY
MIDDLE
SENIOR
CA
RE
ER
Predoctoral Institutional Training Grant (T32)
NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award (K99/R00)Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01)Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08)Mentored Patient-Oriented RCDA (K23)Mentored Quantitative RCDA (K25)
Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24) Exploratory/Develop-
ment Grant (R21)
Training and Career Timetable
Pre-Bac Pre-Bac Institutional Training Grant (T34)
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Mentored Quantitative
Research Career Development Award (K25)
Career Transition Award (K22)
Mentored Research Scientist
Development Award (K01)
PostdoctoralGraduate SchoolCollegeIndependentInvestigator
Mentored Clinical
Scientist Development Award (K08)
Mentored Patient-Oriented Research
Development Award (K23)
Pathway to Independence (PI) Award (K99/R00)
Mentored K Awards
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Mentored Awards
• Support mechanisms that provide mentored research experiences to gain additional expertise in an area that will significantly enhance research capabilities or expertise in a new research area.
F32 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for
Individual Postdoctoral Fellows• Requirements: U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status,
doctorate awarded• Duration: Up to 3 years• Commitment: Full-time research fellowship• Provisions: ~$37K-$52K stipend, ~$8K institutional allowance,
60% up to $16K tuition• Research Career Awards (K)
http://grants.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htm
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Mentored K Awards
• K01: Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
• K08: Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award
• K22: Research Career Award for Transition to Independence
• K23: Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Development Award
• K25: Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award
• K99/R00: NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award
• K12: Institutional Mentored Research Scientist Development Program
K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
• Purpose: For individuals who wish to enhance their capacity for independent research.
• Requirements: U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status, doctorate awarded
• Duration: 3-5 years• Commitment: 75% effort• Provisions: Salary up to $75K, fringe benefits, other research
expenses up to $20K
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K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award
• Purpose: To support clinicians who need an intensive period of mentored research experience.
• Requirements: U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status, clinical doctorate awarded
• Duration: 3-5 years• Commitment: 75% effort (50% effort for physician surgeons)• Provisions: Salary up to $75K/$50K, fringe benefits, other research
expenses up to $20K
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ScientificReview:
Jun/July
Oct/Nov
Feb/Mar
CouncilReview:
October
January
May
Earliest AwardDate:
December
April
July
Receipt/DueDate:
Feb 12 (April 8)
Jun 12 (August 8)
Oct 12 (December 8 )
Timeline for K (F) Applications
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F and K sections and page limits
Section of ApplicationPage Limits *
(if different from FOA,FOA supersedes)
Introduction to Resubmission or Revision Application (when applicable)
1
Specific Aims 1
Research Strategy 6
Respective Contributions 1
Selection of Sponsor and Institution 1
Responsible Conduct of Research 1
Applications for Concurrent Support (when applicable)
1
Goals for Fellowship Training and Career 1
Activities Planned Under This Award 1
Doctoral Dissertation and Other Research Experience
2
Sponsor(s) and Co-Sponsor(s) 6
Biographical Sketch 4
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Section of ApplicationPage Limits *(if different from FOA,FOA supersedes)
Introduction to Resubmission or Revision Application (when applicable)
1
Specific Aims 1
First three items of Candidate Information (Candidate's Background, Career Goals and Objectives, and Career Development/Training Activities During Award Period and Research Strategy
12 pages (for all sections combined)
Training in the Responsible Conduct of Research
1
Mentoring Plan (Include only when required by the specific FOA, e.g., K24 and K05)
6
Statements by Mentor, Co-Mentors, Consultants, Contributors
6
Description of Institutional Environment 1
Institutional Commitment to Candidate’s Research Career Development
1
Biographical Sketch 4
Prepare the Application: read the instructions!!start early, seek internal reviewers
A. Candidate (grades, GREs, publications, pedigree)• US citizen or permanent resident• Doctoral degree (many ok)
B. Sponsor and Training Environment C. Research Proposal
g. Up to 3 yrsD. Training PotentialE. Vertebrate Animals, Human SubjectsF. You may have to resubmit…
NIH Data Book – (http://report.nih.gov/ndb/index.aspx) Data provided by the Division of Information Services, Reporting Branch
Kirschstein-NRSA post-doctoral fellowships (F32s) Applications, awards, and success rates
http://grants.nih.gov/training/data/tf_trends/sld006.htm
Postdoctoral trainees are funded by many Institutes
Assess your career situation and needs. Find out the opportunities for collaborating with a known laboratory and experienced mentor(s) and collaborators.
Asses the field and the competition; see which other projects in your field are being funded by NIH. Search the NIH database: Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT).
Evaluate yourself: What are your strengths and weaknesses? Can you capitalize on your expertise and fill in any gaps with collaborators or consultants?
Find out what resources and support your organization has and what additional support you will need.
Develop a Strategy
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Is there an added value to your receiving a K award? Why not pursue research training through other mechanisms?
Give yourself plenty of time to write the application, probably three (to six) months.
Know your organization's key contacts and internal procedures for electronic application.
Begin the application by writing a one-sentence hypothesis for the proposed research project.
Call an Institute/Center (I/C) Program Officer for an opinion of your ideas. See if your ideas match any of the I/C's high-priority areas, reflected in I/C’s initiatives and concepts.
Develop a Strategy
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Read NIH Guide notices.
Read the NIH Institute/Center Funding Opportunity Announcements.
Sign up for NIH's Electronic Application Listserv to Receive News and Updates.
See NIH's Electronic Submission Website.
As you plan your grant, watch for important policy and process changes.
Be wary of online information – always check when a page was last updated.
Stay Informed
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The general rule of thumb for a K award is to start at least 3 months prior to the application due date.
Notify your referees early on and give them plenty of time to submit letters of reference.
At least a month before you want to apply, you'll need to get an NIH Commons account.
You will also need to know who is your organization's Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR). Your AOR is typically someone in your business office.
Only the AOR can submit your application to Grants.gov. Keep in mind that your organization is the “applicant.” You are the K candidate.
For info, see: http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/process.htm
Start Early to Apply Electronically
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Coordinate the application with your mentor’s schedule. Remember that a K application is a collaboration between you and your mentor.
As you write the research project, always keep in mind the impact on your career development plans and progression.
Make sure your planning and feedback are adequate by putting together your own review committee.
After you've settled on a project, draft a short description of your specific aims and discuss these with the committee.
Be sure to have the committee review the application after you're finished writing.
Before You Start Writing
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The research component of a K application should be driven by strong hypotheses rather than advances in technology.
The hypothesis is the foundation, or the conceptual underpinning on which the entire project rests.
Generally applications should ask questions that prove or disprove a hypothesis rather than use a method to search for a problem or simply collect information.
However, sometimes applied research is also important to discover basic biology or develop or use a new technology.
You should develop a focused hypothesis that increases understanding of an important biologic process and is based on previous research.
Develop a Solid Hypothesis
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A few Tips: Make sure your idea is not too broad. Your
hypothesis must be provable during your 3 to 5 year award with the level of resources you are requesting.
Your topic should fit NIH's public health mission. Tie your science to curing, treating, or preventing disease.
Show reviewers how your project fits in your field. Make this explicit.
Remember, methods are the means for performing your experiments. Your experimental results will prove or disprove your hypothesis.
If you have more than one hypothesis, choose the better one.
Develop a Solid Hypothesis
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Make sure your hypothesis will generate aims and methods you can accomplish within the 3-5 years time and with the resources available.
After you have chosen your hypothesis, outline your specific aims:
List your aims and then all the experiments you will do to support each aim.
Keep in mind that your experiments support your aims, and your aims support your hypothesis.
Use graphics to plan experiments. Chart experiments with decision trees
showing alternative pathways should you get negative results.
Plan Your Application
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The Career (K) line budget is driven by NIH Institute and Center policies. As an applicant, you are restricted to what you can ask for.
Be aware that the NIH Institutes and Centers have varying salary and research cost scales!
A typical mentored K award to a new investigator provides partial salary and only modest research costs.
Ideally, your mentor(s) should be well-funded (NIH funding is preferred), and funding from the K is supplemental to his/her research funds.
Most independent K awards do not provide research costs. It is expected that you will have peer-reviewed research funding.
Request an Appropriate Budget
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Stipends: Kirschstein-NRSA awards provide stipends
http://grants2.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm. No departure from the published Kirschstein-NRSA stipend schedule may be negotiated between the institution and the fellow. For fellows sponsored by domestic non-federal
institutions, the stipend will be paid through the sponsoring institution.
Tuition and Fees: NIH will contribute to the combined cost of tuition
and fees at the rate in place at the time of award. For the most recent tuition/fees levels, see the following website: http://grants2.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm.
Institutional Allowance: Fellows sponsored by nonfederal or nonprofit
institutions (domestic or foreign) will receive an institutional allowance to help defray fellowship expenses such as health insurance, research supplies, equipment, books, and travel to scientific meetings.
Request an Appropriate Budget
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F-32
Sharpen the focus of your application. Beginning applicants, particularly at an early career stage, often overshoot their mark by proposing too much. Avoid an “over-ambitious” project or one that looks a lot like an R01 grant!
Your hypothesis should be provable and aims doable with the resources you are requesting.
Make sure the scale of your hypothesis and aims fits your request of time and resources.
Reviewers will quickly pick up on how well matched your research and career development objectives are.
Don't Propose Too Much
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Write to Your Audience: Organize your application so the reviewers can
readily grasp and explain what you are proposing, and most importantly, why you should get a K award.
Be Persuasive: Tell reviewers why testing your hypothesis is
worth NIH's money, why you are the person to do it, and how your mentor(s) and institution can give you the support you'll need to get it done.
Balance the Technical and Non-technical: Keep the abstract, significance, and specific
aims non-technical, and get technical and detailed only in the methods section.
A Few Tips as You Write
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Make Life Easy for Reviewers:
Write clearly and concisely
Guide the reviewers with graphics as
much as possible
Label all materials clearly
Edit and proof
Know These Review Problems and
Solutions:
Write a compelling argument for why
your career will be enhanced by
receiving a K award
Write to the non-expert in the field
A Few Tips as You Write
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Candidate Qualifications, Career Goals,
Training Plans
Statements by the Mentor, co-Mentors,
Collaborators, and Consultants
Institution Environment and Commitment
to the Candidate
Specific Aims
Research Strategy
Write a Compelling Application
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Writing a competitive mentored K award grant application
• Main sections of the grant application– Candidate (Sections 2 – 4)*– Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of
Research (Section 5: limited to 1 page)– Statements by Mentors, Co-Mentors, and
Collaborators (Section 7; limited to 6 pages)– Description of Institutional Environment (Section 8;
limited to 1 page)– Institutional Commitment to Candidate’s Research
Career Development (Section 9: limited to 1 page)– Specific Aims (Section 10: limited to 1 page)– Research Strategy (Section 11)*
*Sections 2 – 4 plus Section 11 are limited to 12 pages
Biographical Sketch:
Personal Statement: Your research
experience and other qualifications
for this K award.
Research Support: Your/colleagues
accomplishments attesting to
qualifications of the research team.
Don’t confuse this with “Other
Support.”
Candidate’s Background:
Coordinate with information in the
Biographical Sketch, e.g., research
and/or clinical training experience
that has prepared you for the K.
Candidate’s Qualifications
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Career Goals and Objectives:
Tell the reviewers about your
scientific history, and how the K
award fits into you research career
development plans.
If you have changed research
direction, discuss reasons for the
change, and be sure to justify how it
will help you to develop your research
career.
You should always provide a career
development timeline, including plans
to apply for subsequent grant
support.
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Candidate’s Career Goals
Career Development/Training During Award:
Make sure to fully explain any new or
enhanced research skills you will gain
as a result of the K.
Stress activities that will enhance
your research career, e.g., courses,
techniques.
Describe any additional, non-research
activities in which you expect to
participate. Explain how the activity is
related to your research and career
development plans.
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Candidate’s Career Plans
Training in Responsible Conduct of Research:
Document any prior participation in
RCR training and/or propose plans to
receive additional instruction.
Discuss the five components outlined
in the NIH Policy: Format, Subject
Matter, Faculty Participation,
Duration, and Frequency.
Is the plan appropriate for your career
stage, and will it enhance your
understanding of ethical issues
related to research?
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Responsible Conduct of Research
Statements by Mentor(s), Consultant(s):
Each mentor must explain how he/she
will contribute to the development of
the candidate's research career.
Discuss the research And Also other
activities, e.g., seminars, scientific
meetings, training in RCR,
publications and presentations.
Document the sources and amounts of
anticipated support for the
candidate’s research project.
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Mentor(s), Collaborators, Consultants
Statements by Mentors, Co-Mentors,
and Collaborators
• Assemble a complementary team
– Choose a primary mentor who is a senior investigator with a track-record of NIH funding
• Your primary mentor should be at your home institution.
– Include co-mentors who will complement the primary mentor’s strengths.
– Avoid including co-mentors from institutions outside the region.
• If you do include someone from outside the region, call them a scientific or technical advisor rather than a co-mentor.
Statements by Mentors, Co-Mentors, and Collaborators
(Cont’d)
– Each member of your “team” must play a role in your training or research plan.
– Establish a relatively small (3-5) mentoring committee.
– This section is limited to 6 pages.• Each member of your team must submit a signed
letter.• The primary mentor’s letter should be at least 2
pages, leaving only 4 pages for all other members; hence, the total number of mentors/advisors on your team should not exceed 5.
Statements by Mentors, Co-Mentors,
and Collaborators
• Evaluation criteria for primary mentor:– Appropriateness of mentor’s research qualifications in the area
of this application.– Quality and extent of mentor’s role in providing guidance and
advice to candidate.– Previous experience in fostering the development of more
junior researchers.– History of productivity and support.– Adequacy of support for the research project.
Letters of Collaboration
• The letter from the primary mentor is key. It should cover the following areas:– His or her qualifications in the research area proposed
by the candidate.– Previous experience as a research supervisor. – The nature and extent of supervision that will occur
during the award period. • Include an evaluation component that describes how your
mentors will assess your progress (e.g., quarterly meetings).
• Include specific milestones during the K award (e.g., completion of coursework, submission of manuscripts).
– What resources, if any, they will make available to you in support of your training and/or research.
Letters of Collaboration
• Any of the following issues could also be addressed, which are the criteria by which the candidate will be evaluated:– Potential for conducting research – Evidence of originality– Adequacy of scientific background – Quality of research endeavors or publications
to date – Commitment to patient-oriented research – Need for further research experience and
training
Primary mentor’s letter
• The primary mentor’s letter can also “re-frame” any potential weaknesses in the application.– Examples:
• Productivity of candidate (e.g., few publications).• Feasibility of conducting research plan with resources
of K award.• Limited mentoring experience of primary mentor. • Limited resources of primary mentor (e.g., no current
R01 funding.• Co-mentor(s) not at UD.• Scientific overlap with primary mentor.
Letters of Collaboration
• Letters from co-mentors, scientific advisors, and others can be much shorter.
• Be sure to include description of the role of the co-mentor/scientific advisor.
• Make sure that letters are consistent with text in grant application (re: frequency of meetings, etc.).
Letters of Recommendation• 3 - 5 letters are required. • They should be from senior investigators
who have competed successfully for NIH funding and have been involved in the training of junior investigators.
• Can be from any period in your career (e.g., graduate school, medical (professional) school, residency).
• Cannot be from your primary mentor or co-mentors.
Letters of Recommendation
• Letters should address the candidate’s potential for a research career.– Potential for conducting research – Evidence of originality– Adequacy of scientific background – Quality of research endeavors or publications
to date – Commitment to patient-oriented research – Need for further research experience and
training
Statements by Mentor(s), Consultant(s):
Provide details on the candidate's
anticipated teaching load, clinical
responsibilities, etc.
It is critical to discuss plans for
transitioning the candidate to the
independent investigator stage by the
end of the K award period.
Mentor(s) must provide details for
any previous experience as a mentor,
types (e.g., graduate students,
Postdocs), numbers, and career
outcomes.
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Mentor(s), Collaborators, Consultants
Description of Institutional Environment:
The sponsoring institution must
document a strong, well-established
research program related to the
candidate's areas of interest.
The statement should include the
names of the mentor(s) and other
relevant faculty.
The statement should provide details
of facilities and resources available
for the candidate.
Any opportunities for intellectual
interactions, e.g., journal clubs,
seminars, and presentations?
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Institution’s Research Environment
Institutional Commitment to the Candidate:
The institution must document its
commitment to the candidate’s career
development independent of the K
award!
The institution must agree to provide
adequate time and support to the
candidate for the period of K.
Provide documentation for the
institution's commitment to the
development and advancement of the
candidate during the period of the K
award.
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Institution’s Commitment
Institutional Commitment to the Candidate:
The institution must provide the
candidate with appropriate office and
laboratory space, equipment, and
other resources and facilities (e.g.,
access to clinical and/or other
research populations) to carry out the
proposed research.
The institution must provide
appropriate time and support for any
proposed mentor(s) and/or other staff
consistent with the career
development plan.
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Institution’s Commitment
Institutional Commitment to the Candidate:
The institution must document its
commitment to the candidate’s career
development independent of the K
award!
The institution must agree to provide
adequate time and support to the
candidate for the period of K.
Provide documentation for the
institution's commitment to the
development and advancement of the
candidate during the period of the K
award.
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Institution’s Commitment
Description of Institutional Environment
• This section is limited to 1 page.• Evaluation criteria:
– Adequacy of research facilities and the availability of appropriate educational opportunities.
– Quality and relevance of the environment for scientific and professional development of the candidate.
Description of Institutional Environment
• Describe the research facilities and educational opportunities of the sponsoring institution that are related to the candidate’s career development training and research plans.– Include relevance of each component to your
career development plan.
• Describe resources outside UD, as needed.
Institutional Commitment to Candidate’s Research Career
Development• This section is limited to 1 page.• Evaluation criteria
– Applicant institution’s commitment to the scientific development of the candidate and assurances that the institution intends the candidate to be “an integral part of its research program.”
– Applicant institution’s commitment to protect at least 75% of the candidate’s effort for proposed career development activities.
Institutional Commitment to Candidate’s Research Career
Development (Cont’d)
– These assurances are stated in a letter from your department chair or division chief (see Example 4).
• Note: For fellows, this letter must state that you will be promoted from your current position to a “higher” position (ideally, to a full-time faculty position) during the K award period.
Overall Impact: This score reflects the reviewers assessment of the likelihood for the candidate to become/remain an independent investigator. An application does not need to be strong in all categories to have a major impact.
Scored Review Criteria: Determination of scientific, technical, and career merit. Each gets a separate score:
→ Candidate→ Career Development Plan/Career Goals
& Objectives→ Research Plan→ Mentor(s), Consultants(s),
Collaborator(s).→ Environment and Institutional
Commitment to the Candidate
Career Award Review Criteria
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Candidate: Quality of research, academic and/or clinical
record Potential to develop as an independent and
productive researcher Commitment to a research career Quality of the letters of referenceCareer Development Plan/Career Goals &
Objectives: Likelihood that plan will contribute
substantially to the scientific development of candidate – Added Value
Content, scope, phasing, and duration of the plan in the context of prior experience and stated career objectives
Career Award Review Criteria
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Research Plan:
Scientific and technical merit of the research question, design and methodology
Relevance of the proposed research to the candidate‘s career objectives
Appropriateness of the research plan to the stage of research development and as a vehicle for developing the research skills described in the career development plan
Career Award Review Criteria
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Mentor(s), Consultants(s), Collaborator(s):
Qualifications and statement by Mentor and collaborators/Consultants
Environment and Institutional Commitment to the Candidate:
Commitment of institution to ensure that the candidate's effort will be devoted to research (Minimum 75%)
Adequacy of research facilities and training opportunities, including capable faculty
Assurance that institution intends for the candidate to be an integral part of its research program
Career Award Review Criteria
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Additional Review Criteria: Protection of Human Subjects from Research
Risk Inclusion of Women, Minorities, and Children in
Research Care and Use of Vertebrate Animals in
Research Biohazards Resubmission Applications Renewal Applications (as applicable)
Additional Review Considerations: Training in the Responsible Conduct of
Research Select Agents Resource Sharing Plans Budget and Period of Support
Career Award Review Criteria
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Expectations of a Mentor
Stephen B. Trippel et al
DefinitionsGreek History:
• Mentor was a close friend and counselor for Odysseus. When Odysseus left for the Trojan War, he placed Mentor in charge of his
son and his palace.
NIH:
• “A mentor is a person who has achieved career success and counsels and guides another for the purpose of helping him or her achieve like success. Research supervisors should always be mentors; they have the responsibility to discuss with and advise a trainee on aspects of his or her work and professional development.”
Picking a Mentor
Selection is based on a variety ofattributes:
ExpertiseRecord of mentorshipPersonal rapportCommitment to your development
Picking a mentor requires you toknow yourself and your researchenvironment
May have more than one mentor fordifferent facets of your career
No “one size fits all” mentality
Roles of Mentor
Finding a good mentor may be asimportant as skillful grantsmanship
InfrastructureLab management adviceCollaborationHonest evaluationAdvocacy University Scientific Community
What About Infrastructure
Basic research is a complicated enterprise
Core facilities/equipment
Methodologies
Administrative support
Start-up Funds
The Transition to LabManagement
Lots of training, but … you need help!
How to become a leader Managing technicians
Mentoring students/fellows
Navigating human resources Evaluations
Conflicts
Your Best/WorstCollaborator
The best mentor is in your field - Better yet ifspecific interests overlap
Access to reagents/data/expertise
Familiarity with allies/competition
Pulse of the study section
Co-investigator status More grant writing!!
1 Risk: Exploitation
The Person that EmbodiesThese Characteristics: Has a relationship with you that is both
personal and professional
Views his/her success as linked to yoursuccess
Is empathetic yet pragmatic
Honest Evaluation:Friend, Critic or Both? Regular evaluations
Individual programs Papers
Grants Unfunded research
Mentoring activity
Promotions/tenure
Advocacy
Your mentor should be your advocate At Home
Academic departments/studentsDepartmental and university committeesProtected research timePromotions/tenure
On The Road Meet and Greet Access to the “Inner Circle”
Journal reviewer Grant reviewer
The Impact of OutstandingMentorship Immediate productivity
Access to lab personnel
Involvement in mature programs
Co-investigatorship A window into the world of grant writing
Open dialog about your own developingprogram Use of funds
People management Overall research direction
Immediate Productivity
Main objective: get your own programrolling
Also: During the start-up phase
Getting early publications Learn the bureaucratic ropes early
Research Affairs office IACUC, IRB Pursuit of intramural pilot money
Co-investigatorship Main objective: get your own grant
fundedAlso:
Becoming a Co-I has perks Early evidence of support Forging effective collaborations Involvement in areas outside your focus
Critical to have multiple directions Bring new perspective to your own program
Learn grant writing first hand
Open Dialog About YourProgram
Advice on the use of start-up funds
Preserve for the futureEquipment vs. supplies vs. personnelSmall grants make a big differenceGetting the best bang for the $
Who can help the most right away? How to manage staff successfully
Research direction Morphing hypotheses into proposals
Roadmap to promotion
Despite All The Mentoring …
There are still no guarantees Set limits on time spent away from your main goal
Always be in the process of paper and proposalwriting
Never fear critiques Friends
Study section
Always be responsive, not argumentative
Don’t focus solely on the NIH for funding
Marshall your ‘big idea’ with smaller, sure-fireprojects
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Develop a Plan for Long TermProductivity & Funding
Create a strategic vision for research thatincludes: Creation of a research focus Stepwise plan to publish results and obtain
commensurate funding Overall career development
Effectively manage research time vis-à-vis other activities: clinical, educationaland administrative
MotivateEmpowerNurture confidence and competenceTeach by exampleOffer sound counselRaise the performance barShine in reflected light
SummaryMentor’s Role
